dividing engine

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Definition of dividing engine in English Turkish dictionary

bölme makinesi

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Definition of dividing engine in English English dictionary

Machine used to mark off equal intervals accurately, usually on precision instruments. Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach (1772-1826), a German maker of astronomical instruments, designed an early dividing engine, and Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800), a British pioneer in the design of precision tools, designed dividing engines of great accuracy for both circles and straight lines and produced highly accurate sextants, theodolites (see surveying), and vertical circles for astronomical observatories

Hyphenation

di·vid·ing en·gine

Turkish pronunciation

dîvaydîng encın

Pronunciation

/dəˈvīdəɴɢ ˈenʤən/ /dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈɛnʤən/